Feidong County
Feidong
肥东县 Feitung | |
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 Feidong in Hefei | |
.png) Hefei in Anhui | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Hefei |
| County seat | Dianbu Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,215.53 km2 (855.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 884,792 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 231600 |
| Website | www |
Feidong County (simplified Chinese: 肥东县; traditional Chinese: 肥東縣; pinyin: Féidōng Xiàn) is a county of Anhui Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hefei, the capital of Anhui. The county has a surface of 2,215.53 km2 (855.42 sq mi) and a population of 861,960 inhabitants.[1] It contains 18 towns and 2 development zones.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Feidong County is divided to 12 towns, 5 townships and 1 ethnic township.[2]
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- Townships
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- Ethnic Townships
- Paifang Hui and Manchu Ethnic Township (牌坊回族满族乡)
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Feidong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.8 (101.8) |
38.5 (101.3) |
34.8 (94.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.9 (3.4) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.9 (1.81) |
50.9 (2.00) |
74.8 (2.94) |
77.9 (3.07) |
90.4 (3.56) |
143.3 (5.64) |
181.9 (7.16) |
143.4 (5.65) |
72.6 (2.86) |
49.4 (1.94) |
55.5 (2.19) |
32.6 (1.28) |
1,018.6 (40.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.8 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 113.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 102.9 | 109.8 | 153.0 | 178.7 | 178.7 | 152.9 | 182.6 | 172.9 | 142.7 | 152.9 | 136.5 | 122.6 | 1,786.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 32 | 35 | 41 | 46 | 42 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Transport
[edit]The urban area is served by Feidong railway station. Changlinhe railway station is also situated here.
Notable people
[edit]- Bao Zheng (999–1062), Northern Song dynasty bureaucrat and judge whose name has become synonymous with judicial wisdom and uprightness.
- Li Hongzhang (1823–1901), prominent late Qing dynasty bureaucrat and diplomat.
- Wu Bangguo (1941–), former chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
References
[edit]- ^ (in Chinese) Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：肥东县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website of Feidong County Government Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
32°00′58″N 117°35′05″E / 32.01611°N 117.58472°E
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